building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)
major earthquake; large earthquake
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
recommendation of an influential person
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
longed-for; anxiously awaited
this occasion; at this time; now
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
restoration; repair; mending
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...